I have a 3000+ sq-feet two-story house and over the time the carpets upstairs and in the basement reach a point that cleaning is required. I looked around and eyed on these two products:
Given the price difference I can only presume the former is better, but the specs didn't tell too much why is that, except that it has longer power cord and much heavier.
I'd like to know if I indeed need a pro-grade cleaner? Does it do a better job, for example it's capable of cleaning really touch stains while the cheaper one can't?
Best Answer
The "pro grade" machine is not. Pros do not use them, they use a much more powerful truck mounted vacuum and pump unit.
Either of those consumer grade machines will probably do a pretty good job at removing surface soil and stains. You should still have your carpet professionally cleaned at some frequency because degradation to the carpet happens down below the fibers, at the backing. A professional extractor (when maintained and operated by a reputable outfit) will do a better job at pulling up damaging sand and dirt.